Where does “οίμοι” come from?

οίμοι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οἴμοι, from Ancient Greek οἴ, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

οίμοι (Greek): woe is me

Definitions

  1. woe is me

Ancestry of “οίμοι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekοἴμοιWoe is me
2Ancient Greekοἴwoe!
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáyEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wáyEvery word from Ancient Greek οἴ